A change in snake skin pattern ?????

jimmy62alan · 04-13-14, 09:23 AM

I've got yet another African Rock Python coming shortly, I have him on Hold in the local Petshop lol. He's a feisty male and a possible het patternless Rock Python, the reason I bought him though was because of his some what different skin pattern that I have never seen before in any snake for that matter. It has been suggested that it may change again through shedding and that it could of been caused by a fluctuation in temperatures during incubation??? Whats your view guys, I would be interested if anyone has a similar change in skin wit any of their snakes. If you look at both pictures at the snakes body to the back of the viv you will see that the skin Pattern changes to loops around the body then changes back to normal lol
ALAN
Sheffield S25 2RN

jimmy62alan · 04-13-14, 09:32 AM

the Afrock came from a PX deal the shop had with someone, I have been told he is a tad of a nut job lol. my misses has named him NORMAN as in Norman Bates from Physco lol. I may of mention previously I do like a snake with a bit of character and this guy certainly fits the bill hahaha - ALAN

Sublimeballs · 04-13-14, 09:56 AM

I don't think I'm seeing it. Looks the same in both pics

jimmy62alan · 04-13-14, 10:32 AM

if you look down the back wall of the viv and look along the body it has zigzag loops around the body then it goes back to the normal pattern further along the body to the right hand side of the viv.
ALAN

Mikoh4792 · 04-13-14, 11:12 AM

Not seeing any differences.

Derek Roddy · 04-13-14, 11:24 AM

Looks like a fairly standard African Rock to me.

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jimmy62alan · 04-14-14, 01:25 AM

ok lol, I must be seeing things and others must be drinking the same coffee as me - ALAN

**Tsubaki** · 04-14-14, 10:13 AM

Her has a very nice looking slightly reduced pattern (and not just a nice pattern!), but its not something i haven't seen before on a sabae

Valvaren · 04-14-14, 10:39 AM

Just looks like some random abberance in the pattern to me.

jimmy62alan · 04-15-14, 04:56 AM

with this one it makes my total of Rocks to 3 so far lol, the others and all of the African Rock Python forums have not seen this pattern apart from one guy that said his rocks pattern changed to normal after a shed lol. I just thought it must of happened before with other snake skin patterns. Never mind I was just curious - ALAN